Queer Life Stories is back with some fresh stories from the LGBTIAQ+ community here in Tasmania. With COVID restrictions easing in Tasmania, I've been able to get out and about and meet some people to capture their stories again!In this episode

Episode 18 - Maddison

Mar 19th, 2021 27m 28s

Episode 17 - James

Mar 4th, 2021 29m 47s

Episode 16 - Andrew

Oct 3rd, 2020 38m 1s

We've been away for a while, but this is the first of three new episodes recorded during the COVID-19 crisis. Andrew is based in Melbourne, Victoria and he shares his story of growing up, family and coming out. You can contact Queer Life Storie

Episode 15 - Rudy

Aug 8th, 2020 54m 17s

Another episode recorded remotely during the COVID-19 crisis.Rudy is based in Melbourne, Victoria and he shares his story of growing up and coming out as trans non-binary and his experiences.You can contact Queer Life Stories by emailing QueerL

Episode 14 - Gray

Jul 31st, 2020 30m 45s

Another episode recorded remotely during the COVID-19 crisis.Gray is based in regional Victoria and he shares his story of growing up in a volatile family, having a heterosexual marriage before coming out, surviving domestic abuse and trying to

Episode 13 - Bridget

Jun 10th, 2020 43m 51s

Another episode recorded remotely during the COVID-19 crisis. Bridget is based in Melbourne and she shares her story of growing up struggling with mental health and finding herself as an adult. You can follow Queer Life Stories on Facebook and

Episode 12 - Tanner

May 23rd, 2020 47m 9s

This episode is the first to be recorded and released during the global COVID-19 crisis the world is experiencing. Tanner is a writer based in Adelaide who shares his story of self-discovery, surviving abuse and family. You can follow Queer Lif

Episode 11 - Lia

Mar 29th, 2020 1h 1m

This episode is released in time to recognise International Transgender Day of Visibility, featuring Lia who grew up in North West Tasmania. Lia speaks about her journey to self-discovery and living openly as a trans-woman in Tasmania. You can

Episode 10 - Margie

Mar 7th, 2020 49m 33s

This is last of 3 episodes based in Adelaide, South Australia. Margie grew up in Sydney, the daughter of holocaust survivors before moving to Adelaide where she discovered her sexuality, worked in the arts, started the Feast Queer Arts Festival

Episode 09 - Sarah & Sue

Feb 22nd, 2020 53m 21s

This is another episode based in Adelaide, South Australia. Sarah and Sue, known in Adelaide as "The Girls", talk about growing up, discovering their sexuality, meeting each other and making a life together. The Girls talk about working in an L

Episode 8 - Peter

Feb 6th, 2020 41m 58s

This is the first of a few episode based in Adelaide, South Australia. Peter grew up gay with strict Catholic parents in Malaysia, a Muslim country before coming to Australia. He speaks about coming out, balancing a relationship with his parent

Episode 07 - Noel

Jan 25th, 2020 43m 50s

This is Queer Life Stories' first interstate episode, featuring Noel who grew up in Victoria and is most recently living in Bendigo - which is where I found him. In this interview, Noel speaks openly about growing up in a boarding school, survi

Episode 06 - Adrian

Jan 18th, 2020 27m 21s

In this episode I'm joined by Adrian, who has lived in the North West Coast of Tasmania his whole life and talks about growing up gay, finding community and creating his own event, Bears by the Bay (find it on Facebook).If you would like to sha

Episode 05 - Francene

Dec 21st, 2019 32m 8s

In this episode I'm joined by Francene, a trans-woman who has lived in Tasmania most of her life and spent many years hiding who she truly is. Francene talks about some of the hardships and some of the highlights of her self-discovery and trans

Episode 4 - Adam & Jaeyden

Dec 13th, 2019 37m 17s

In this episode I'm joined by our first couple to be featured on the show, Adam and Jaeyden. Adam grew up in Toowoomba and Jaeyden grew up in Devonport - both of them had challenges growing up in regional areas and found each other online befor

Episode 3 - Trent

Dec 6th, 2019 21m 10s

In this episode, I'm joined by Trent, a gay man who grew up on the West Coast of Tasmania before moving to the North-West and finding love. If you would like to be on Queer Life Stories to share your story of growing up LGBT+ or would just like

Episode 2 - Rianon

Nov 23rd, 2019 19m 53s

In this episode, I'm joined by Rianon. Rianon identifies as bisexual and is in a long term same-sex relationship. Rianon and her partner went through the IVF donor program in order to become parents and now raise their twin boys in North-West T

Episode 1 - Paige

Nov 16th, 2019 24m 1s

This is our first proper episode of Queer Life Stories. I'm delighted to be able to share this episode on the same weekend as Ulverstone's TasPride event, 'Out in the Park'. Held annually, is one of very few LGBT+ events held in the North-West

Introduction to Queer Life Stories

Nov 12th, 2019 6m 31s

Hi, My name is Garry Wakefield and this is Queer Life Stories. Queer Life Stories is about capturing and sharing the lived experience and history of LGBT+ people across Australia. This introduction is about why I started the Queer Life Stories

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